as in solves
to find an answer for through reasoning
a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
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Recent Examples of figures out
Deborah arrives for her freshman year at her parents' HBCU alma mater and figures out how to escape their shadow while also building her own legacy.
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Some 1,270 counties lost residents in the year to July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau figures out Thursday.
—Augusta Saraiva, Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026
One of Wood’s favorite bits is his character’s reaction when Grace figures out a way to turn the game to her favor.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
That could come as the economy figures out what to do with all the labor that software has eaten.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
With this approach, rather than just having police respond to an issue, the department figures out a way to try and resolve it.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
And there are equally dangerous, thuggish government figures out there up to no good as well.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Some 1,270 counties lost residents in the year to July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau figures out Thursday.
—Augusta Saraiva, Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026
One of Wood’s favorite bits is his character’s reaction when Grace figures out a way to turn the game to her favor.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
That could come as the economy figures out what to do with all the labor that software has eaten.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
With this approach, rather than just having police respond to an issue, the department figures out a way to try and resolve it.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
And there are equally dangerous, thuggish government figures out there up to no good as well.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figures out
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This dump-and-bake casserole solves that.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2026
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Start with one small project that solves a daily irritation and build momentum from there.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 May 2026
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When the footage from a celebrated 1996 first-contact expedition in the Amazon resurfaces decades later, a triumphant story of discovery unravels into a reckoning with colonialism, documentary ethics, and the lasting impact on the Korubo people.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Coherence unravels strange events and disturbing moments that are sure to thrill.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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The inspector general answers to no commissioner, no agency head, no single executive.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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In the project, German survivor Inge Auerbacher answers questions for a hologram interview that will outlive her.—
Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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The Take-Two CEO doesn’t drink, smoke, and works out nearly every day, and sometimes twice a day, Business Insider reported.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Cobb said that the requirement works out to about a thousand signatures, but that the group is aiming for 1,300.—
Ilana Arougheti
Updated April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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This study finally resolves the paradox by demonstrating that the secret lies in fluid dynamics rather than in biology alone.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 May 2026
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The body, asked to adapt to a threat that never resolves, begins to dismantle itself.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
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